Resumen de Dades preliminars de la taxa respiratòria d'alguns Tenebriònids endèmics (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae)
- English
Preliminary estimates of respiration rate (JJmol CO, S") for eight tenebrionid beetles, five of them being endemic for Balearic Islands, are given. Respiration rates and body weight are correlated for each one of the eight studied species. A long duration apnea phenomenon linked to a behavioural pattern called tanatosi is described for Phylan semicostatus. Relationship between body weight and respiratory taxa for the studied species as a whole is discussed.
- català
Es presenten estimes preliminars de la taxa respiratoria {JJmol CO, S"} per a 8 especies de coleopters tenebrionids, entre els que hi ha 5 endemismes de les IIles Balears. Taxa respiratoria i pes corporal estan significativament correlacionats per a cada una de les 8 especies estudiades. Per a Phylan semicostatus Muls. i Reyes descriu un fenomen d'apnea prolongada associat a un patró etologic denominat tanatosi. Es discuteix la relació entre la taxa respiratoria i el pes corporal per al conjunt de les especies estudiades.
